Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews. Learn more.
Manage Subscriptions
Important Update From the Founder
Read message >
Red
1950 Bodegas Franco-Españolas Rioja Excelso - Gran Reserva
Tempranillo Blend
- Spain
- La Rioja
- La Rioja Alavesa
- Rioja
Label borrowed from 1959
Label borrowed from 1959
Label borrowed from 1962
Label borrowed from 1964
Label borrowed from 1982
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2008
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2011
Label borrowed from 2012
Community Tasting Notes 1
-
tinybubbles Likes this wine: 89 points
October 31, 2015 - A surprisingly vibrant bottle, much more so than one a couple of years ago. Red fruits, dried tobacco leaves, old leather and soil tones. Double decanted, consumed over 45 minutes.
Pro Reviews 1
Add a Pro ReviewView From the Cellar
-
By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2015, Issue #58, Report On A Great Old Rioja Tasting With the Saarbrücken Wine Club(Franco-Espagnolas Rioja Gran Reserva “Excelso”) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1950
- Type Red
- Producer Bodegas Franco-Españolas
- Varietal Tempranillo Blend
- Designation Excelso - Gran Reserva
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Spain
- Region La Rioja
- SubRegion La Rioja Alavesa
- Appellation Rioja
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 3 (75%)
- Consumed 1 (25%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 1 votes
More About This Wine
Articles
- ProducerBodegas Franco-Españolas
- VarietyTempranillo Blend
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- AppellationRioja
Add Articles
- Wine1950 Bodegas Franco-Españolas Rioja Excelso - Gran Reserva (add)
- FamilyBodegas Franco-Españolas Rioja Excelso - Gran Reserva (add)
- ProducerBodegas Franco-Españolas
- VarietalTempranillo Blend
- DesignationExcelso - Gran Reserva (add)
- CountrySpain
- RegionLa Rioja
- SubRegionLa Rioja Alavesa (add)
- AppellationRioja